• Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni will allegedly abdicate her leadership of Liberty Central, a Tea Party–esque group she founded. Thomas is very partial to voicemail, should you want to call and wish her the best. [The New York Times]

• Almost five million people endured last night’s debut episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaska, the largest audience for a TLC premiere. [The Daily Beast]

• Ann Wagner, chairperson of the Missouri G.O.P., may challenge beloved eccentric Michael Steele for the Republican National Committee’s top slot. [Politico]

• Just as soon as it began, Congressman Charlie Rangel’s ethics trial has concluded. In a single day, the House ethics adjudicatory panel ruled that the allegations against the New York Democrat “were not in dispute,” according to the Hill. [The Hill]